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==History== | ==History== | ||
Tracing its roots to the 2nd millennium BC, Ethiopia's governmental system was a monarchy for most of its history. In the first centuries AD, the Kingdom of Aksum maintained a unified civilization in the region, followed by the Ethiopian Empire circa 1137. During the late 19th-century Scramble for Africa, Ethiopia was one of two nations to retain its sovereignty from long-term colonialism by a European colonial power. | Tracing its roots to the 2nd millennium BC, Ethiopia's governmental system was a monarchy for most of its history. In the first centuries AD, the Kingdom of Aksum maintained a unified civilization in the region, followed by the Ethiopian Empire circa 1137. During the late 19th-century Scramble for Africa, Ethiopia was one of two nations to retain its sovereignty from long-term colonialism by a European colonial power. | ||
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The Ethiopian calendar, which is approximately seven years and three months behind the Gregorian calendar, co-exists alongside the Borana calendar. A majority of the population adheres to Christianity, mainly the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and P'ent'ay, whereas around a third follows Islam, primarily Sunni. A substantial population of Ethiopian Jews, known as Bete Israel, also resided in Ethiopia until the 1980s. Ethiopia is a multilingual nation with around 80 ethnolinguistic groups | The Ethiopian calendar, which is approximately seven years and three months behind the Gregorian calendar, co-exists alongside the Borana calendar. A majority of the population adheres to Christianity, mainly the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and P'ent'ay, whereas around a third follows Islam, primarily Sunni. A substantial population of Ethiopian Jews, known as Bete Israel, also resided in Ethiopia until the 1980s. Ethiopia is a multilingual nation with around 80 ethnolinguistic groups | ||
In the 1970s and 1980s, Ethiopia experienced civil conflicts and communist purges, which hindered its economy. The country has since recovered and now has the largest economy in East Africa, having the largest population in the region. | In the 1970s and 1980s, Ethiopia experienced civil conflicts and communist purges, which hindered its economy. The country has since recovered and now has the largest economy in East Africa, having the largest population in the region.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Ethiopia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia, accessed 29 Nov 2018.</ref> | ||
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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
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1888 - 1892 About a third of the population died in the Great Ethiopian Famine<br> | 1888 - 1892 About a third of the population died in the Great Ethiopian Famine<br> | ||
1935 - 1941 The independence of Ethiopia was interrupted by the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, beginning when it was invaded by Fascist Italy and Italian occupation of the country<br> | 1935 - 1941 The independence of Ethiopia was interrupted by the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, beginning when it was invaded by Fascist Italy and Italian occupation of the country<br> | ||
1942 - Ethiopia had between two and four million slaves in the early 20th century, out of a total population of about eleven million <br> | 1942 - Ethiopia had between two and four million slaves in the early 20th century, out of a total population of about eleven million<br> | ||
1975 - The new Provisional Military Administrative Council established a one-party communist state<br> | |||
1977 – 1978 Up to 500,000 were killed as a result of the Red Terror, from forced deportations, or from the use of hunger<br> | |||
1983 – 1985 Famine in Ethiopia affected around eight million people, resulting in one million dead<br> | |||
2017 - 400,000 were displaced by the Oromo-Somali clashes and more than 1.2 million | |||
people have been displaced by inter-ethnic violence in 2018<br> | |||
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*[http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/Ethiopia.html Every Culture] Culture of Ethiopia | *[http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/Ethiopia.html Every Culture] Culture of Ethiopia | ||
*[http://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/state_and_revolution/ethiopia.htm Columbia] Ethiopian History and Politics | *[http://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/state_and_revolution/ethiopia.htm Columbia] Ethiopian History and Politics | ||
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